Mar 23 Mon
2020

IP at the Supreme Court Series: United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com

05:00PM - 06:00PM Washington College of Law

Issue
Whether, when the Lanham Act states generic terms may not be registered as trademarks, the addition by an online business of a generic top-level domain (“.com”) to an otherwise generic term can create a protectable trademark.
Warren Building - Terrace Level - Ceremonial Classroom; Room NT01

  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Mar 24 Tue
2020

Fellowships 101: Guide to Getting Your First Public Interest Job

12:00PM - 01:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma Y115 Classroom

Post-graduate fellowships are an ideal beginning to a public interest career-- but the application process can seem daunting and the positions are competitive. Join the Office of Public Interest for an information session about these programs, and learn what you should be doing now and over the summer to make yourself competitive and get ready to apply. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

  • Information Session
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Mar 24 Tue
2020

IP at the Supreme Court Series: Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc.

05:00PM - 06:00PM Washington College of Law

Issue
(1) Whether copyright protection extends to a software interface; and (2) whether, as the jury found, the petitioner’s use of a software interface in the context of creating a new computer program constitutes fair use.

Warren Building - Terrace Level - Ceremonial Classroom; Room NT01

  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Apr 08 Wed
2020

WCL Connections

05:30PM - 07:30PM Washington College of Law

WCL Connections is OCPD's annual networking reception for employers and 1L students participating in the Fall Recruitment Program. WCL Connections provides a valuable opportunity for employers to meet students in an informal setting before the official recruitment season begins. Employers may RSVP using the following link: https://forms.gle/7dJbBjq4Z3kE5dJd7

1L Students may RSVP in CareerLink.   


  • Reception
  • Open To The Public, Students AND Faculty/Staff
May 17 Sun
2020

Start of the 25th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition

All Day Washington College of Law

 The Competition was established to train attorneys on how to use the Inter-American Human Rights legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations. The Competition requires students to argue the merits of a hypothetical case written on a cutting-edge topic currently being debated within the Inter-American human rights legal system. All student team members must be enrolled in a Juris Doctor (JD) degree program or its international equivalent to participate as a team. The oral round sessions occur in May, in Washington, DC. The 2020 competition will take place May 17 - 22, 2020. 

  • Moot Court
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff